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woman, it is i am a woman with power on donald trump's favorite channel. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. we start our broadcast in yemen where a war is taking a devastating human toll. it has been two years since rebels took control of the capital forcing the president to flee and prompting intervention by a saudi-led coalition. 7000 people have been killed, and according to the u.n. 40 million are at risk of hunger. half on the brink of salmon. many are of them are children. his report contains distressing images. fergal: this is near the saudi

border. all of the living have fled. roads where death could to send at any time, past a bombed out hospital. of a journeytory into a people's tragedy. images of child suffering that are not easy to look at, but without which we cannot comprehend the cost of this war. he is four months old. she has been fighting to survive since the day she was born. 10,000 children have died from preventable diseases.

half a million are severely malnourished. [crying] fergal: 91 sold, this is one of the few that you get to hospital. -- nine months old, this is one of the few that make it to hospital. >> nephew resources, and that limits the service we can provide. we hope we get support from international aid to help these patients. fergal: childhood malnutrition jumped 200%. important war, yemen 90% of staple food. the supply chain is broken. god will punish the bombers, this man said. the bridge was hit two weeks ago

. civilians and food trucks use the same roads as soldiers. in the rural areas they are furthest from aid. in this village medics from save the children battle to help. in another, people brought sick infants to us. and his hungry grandchildren. months old and sick with liver problems caused by malnutrition. this is her older brother. malnutrition five months ago. their mother has no money for medicine. what do you want to happen for this child? what do you need?

it is becoming a journey deeper into crisis. 3 million people have been displaced. in this camp, 17,000 people edure the waterless plain. we were approached by pleading voices. he brought his malnourished, disabled child. he walked up to show the child. why did you come to us? [crying] fergal: this mother called to us. her severely disabled child is not artist and getting sick -- severely disabled child is malnourished and getting sick. he cannot walk or talk and there is no money to get him to

hospital. with the war takes away no one can give back. 3.5, is the only survivor of an air strike that killed his parents and 24 members of his extended family. uncle mohammed, who met already fled, came back to rescue the orphaned boy. fergal: consider these facts. coalition bombings and import therictions devastate economy. rebels delay aid getting through to seek to control distribution. half of the funding promised has delivered. this is a crisis we don't recognize, and it will come back to haunt us.

the consequences of our indifference will play back at us. at the same time it is trying to grasp sand. the number is so massive, the pressures are so great, the results are so little. fergal: it leads back inevitably to this. abraham, 21 days old. his twin brother died soon after he was born. he seems impossibly fragile, but fights to live. there are several causes of this war. the battle between regional powers, fighting between local factions, but only one consequence -- death and the destruction of people's livelihoods. an image like that, no matter how many wars you have covered, it is powerfully shocking and shaming. 3 with energy only for

the most universal of childhood comforts. this is what it means to be forgotten by the world. bbc news, yemen. specialat was part of a bbc series on yemen. join us tomorrow for another exclusive impact on the -- exclusive report on the impact of the war. today president obama gave a report of his administration's counterterrorism strategy from fighting the so-called islamic state to iraq and afghanistan, he explained he came with core convictions that have driven his decisions. .oday, he laid them out president obama: i believe we should never hesitate to act when necessary, including unilaterally when necessary

against imminent threats to our people. insisted that it is unwise and unsustainable to ask on military to build nations the other side of the world, or resolve their internal conflicts , particularly in places where our forces become a magnet for ies.orism and insurgenc instead, it is my conviction even as we focus on dismantling terrorist networks like al qaeda and isil we should ask allies to do their share. more on president obama's remarks in the contrast with the incoming administration i spoke with north american editor jon sopel. he did come under a lot of criticism for his foreign policy

and counterterrorism strategy, particularly the heading of syria and yemen. we have seen the consequences. what do you make of the tone of the speech. jon: it is hard to see such a moving speech and then go to a cold speech about the president about his counterterrorism strategy. after 8 years of barack obama in the white house, does the world feel a safer, more secure ways than when he came in? yes, there has been progress made. if you look at the situation in yemen, aleppo, the refugee crisis, you could carry on naming different places around the world where there are big problems, you would say it is a mixed bag. is impossible to expect one president to do everything. what i thought was most striking was him saying, warning, in a defense of what he has done but

i caution to donald trump without naming him. you cannot go back to waterboarding or torture. america does not win by might, he wins by being right. jane: donald trump made the argument that america does not feel safer. that was the point he made. you think donald trump is paying attention at this point? jon: i think you will be listening carefully. they are in the process of playing nicely with each other. you will not get a full throated attack on barack obama from donald trump. he will say you failed to do x, y, z, and you have barack obama trying to write his version of history before leaving the white house, justifying and explaining what he did, saying progress has been made. jane: do think that was a success? jon: it is an argument that will go on for ages to come. it was a controversial period

and donald trump want to rewrite the roll block. jane: -- rewrite the rule book. jane: what on earth is he doing now? jon: you know when you are on an airplane and you get a warning to fasten your seatbelt because of unexpected turbulence? hit unexpected air. donald trump talked about $4 million. between. bits in one of the most fascinating parts is in the course donald trump, does he have shares in boeing. one of his aides said he sold his shares in june. we have seen no evidence to back that up. jane: thank you. look at other news. german chancellor angela merkel says the wearing of full-gafaced veils should be banned where

possible in germany. such as schools, universities, and law court. angela merkel faces a right-wing challenger in the next election. a british man who gave money to a key suspect in the brussels bombings has been found guilty. he funded 4000 dollars to mohamed abrini. the belgian native that became known as the man in the hat at a secret meeting in england. you are watching bbc "world news america." still to come, teddy k sits down with megyn kelly to talk about her showdown with donald trump and how she became part of the election story. indy's most flamboyant and controversial politicians has been laid to rest. the chief minister was also once a famous actress. thousands of people, including

the prime minister, came to pay respect to the woman they called mother. reporter: they came from all directions. walking to converge into the center. to catch a final glimpse of the woman they called mother. public park, jayalalitha's body lay in state, wrapped in the indian flag. distraught atbly the site. we feel orphaned. we lost a mother. she did so much for us, so much for the poor. for us, she was like a god. reporter: the indian prime minister came down especially to offer his condolences. a sign of how much jayalalitha

was respected across the country. over here, ordinary people -- men from some of the poorest sections of society. these were the bedrock of her popular support. it is what made her a formidable political leader. one of the most charismatic and powerful female politicians that india has ever seen. the final resting place of one most powerful politicians. jane: the u.s. election was full of memorable moments. many provided by the now

president-elect. near the top would be the showdown mr. trump had with newscaster megyn kelly 20 challenged him about his statements about women. that made her the target of some of his most scorching tweets. kay.sat down with katty katty: the keli files is one of the most highly rated cable news shows in the u.s. megyn: i am megyn kelly reporting from washington, d.c. guest interviews and news that showcases media savvy and her background as a lawyer. she sparked a national conversation with this remark to donald trump at the first republican debate. katty: you called women you don't like slobs and disgusting animals. >> only rosie o'donnell.

record, it was well beyond rosie o'donnell. katty: that prompted insults from mr. trump who called kelly a bemb and unprofessional. her tv ratings has soared and her new book is a number one best seller. what a lovely reception. there i am with bbc world anger katty kay. katty: i caught up with her in washington. you went from being someone who reported on the news to being part of the news after the first republican debate. what was that like? megyn: unpleasant and weird. i felt like human being dropped into a fish tank with sharks and it. ,here were horrified passersby humans, looking into the shark tank thinking "how did she get in there?"

i felt like i spent nine months trying to get out of the shark tank. katty: what specifically was the repercussion from asking that question in the first debate? was nastinesst it from donald trump and his supporters, which i was used to. you know how it is. when you are a reporter you offend one side or the other. to getting blowback from politicians. this was of an order i had never seen before. he relentlessly kept it up for to amonths, which led serious security situation in my life and that of my family, that was ongoing. i am a news anchor. i don't walk around with bodyguards. this past year, my year of

trump, more guards and more guns. katty: your profile and audience has risen. you have a book at number one. from people looking on the inside, they say kelly's more famous, it must be great for her career. megyn: there is no question his intentions have increased my name recognition. i was doing fine before donald trump, hosting the number to show on all caps on news, number one in its timeslot. i was doing fine. who targeting me accelerated the path i was on. i think you have to say it was ok. it led new people to watch "the kelly files." if i had it to do over again, i would've liked to ask the question, have his anger dissipate, and get back to being

a normal news person that wasn't at the middle of the storm. katty: were you treated differently because you were a powerful woman? megyn: i think it was a combination that i was a woman with power. not just that i was a woman, but i'm a woman with power who happens to be on donald trump's favorite channel, the fox news channel, which he watches every night. one interesting thing he said in may was despite his demands that people boycott "the kelly file" he never did. he was watching it, which i knew because he was tweeting about it. hurt.ay donald trump felt he thought we had a good relationship, with fox news, with the anchors and management, all of which was true. he felt betrayed that i would ask a question like that, then

cover him skeptically when he deserved it. katty: when you talk about subtle for more, what is the moral? i think a settling for moore is an ongoing process. you don't say i nailed it, i'm good forever. you have to do a gut check and find out what more is for you. mine is have i spend more time with my children? they go to school from 8:00 to 3:30. i go to work at 3:30 or 4:00. i have to do better. they are my number one priority. as important as my job is, they are more important. that is something i refuse to miss. katty: thank you so much. jane: my colleague talking to megyn kelly about women, power, and donald trump. a chinese coproduction like no

other. from the star power to the marketing budget, the great wall is hoping to deliver out of the box of fish. -- box office. from beijing, reporting. reporter: it is one of the biggest movies ever made in china. massive cast, and a lead hollywood actor, from into the film has run accusations of so-called whitewashing. >> i would love for people to see the movie before -- if people see the movie and they still feel like it is whitewashing. whitewashing you have to define. for me, it was connors playing geronimo. i don't know if that would be

the right term. if we are guilty of ontewashing, i will eat crow your show the next time we see each other. if we are not, and you have effectuated this -- have perpetuated this story, you do. u.s.-chinat is a collaboration. .he aim is ambitious to give china its first-ever international blockbuster. it happens to met with -- meet with china's communist party. it is an extraordinary alignment of interests. hollywood is chasing lucrative isnese audiences, and china chasing the power that comes with global movie success. is the great wall has been kept to keep out

monsters. the director insists it is a genuine fusion of east and west the nothing to do with extension of chinese cultural or political influences. it is the result of deep cooperation between chinese and american moviemakers, he tells me. the unity does not stop at service level. it is deeper. i would like to look at it from a positive angle, he says. what is certain is there will be more to come. china's desire to be a major film power will depend on if audiences flock to the cause or need it with a wall with the difference. bbc news, beijing. jane: i'm sure the controversy will not do it any harm. that brings this show to a close. you can found out more on our website. to reach me and the rest of the

bbc team, go to twitter. here, thankus you for watching, and please tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good. kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and aruba tourism authority. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends

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